The suspect also told the dispatcher that he had a gun and would shoot any law enforcement officer who approached his house at 4281 Bear Bug Lane.

Sheriff’s deputies responded cautiously, surrounding the house in a densely wooded area. They and state troopers also began quietly evacuating nearby homes without alerting the suspect, Sgt. Hartman explained.

Officers talked with the suspect via cellphone — in an area with spotty service, as ferocious winds from a Nor’easter intensified, dropping limbs, trees and power lines.

Deputies described him as “agitated and uncooperative.” Mr. Gibson allegedly retreated into the home and refused to surrender.

Subsequent calls to him often dropped, according to Sgt. Hartman.

Around 2 a.m., Mr. Gibson allegedly fired a shot from the single-story home, which he and his wife bought in July 2016, according to county real estate records.

As the standoff continued, law enforcement response intensified, with Culpeper and Stafford deputies joining the effort and officers rotating off the front line in favor of fresh replacements.

Around 5 a.m., as the armored vehicle — with five officers inside — approached his home, Mr. Gibson shot at it, Sgt. Hartman said. That produced the five charges of attempted capital murder, he explained.

But, he eventually surrendered.

By late Friday afternoon, officers reopened Elk Run Road and allowed residents in the area to return to their homes.